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I even filled up my car with gas last night just in case I decided to sleep in it with the a/c running.



About a month ago, me and 100k of my closest neighbors lost power here in northern Illinois. With temperatures at 95 and no ac, we ran the Geo Metro (all 3 cylinders!) for 4 days solid, although with a slightly different use. We ran several fans, the dvd player and tv off of an inverter. It used about 3 gallons of gas every 18 hours at idle. I probably could have gotten the refrigerator goin, if only I could get to the Passat in the garage; without electricity I couldn't open the garage door.